Equipment
Nexans’ Cables for Arkona Offshore Wind Farm
Nexans Deutschland’s Hanover plant will supply 76 kilometers of energy cables to E.ON for the Arkona offshore wind farm, the company informed. The submarine cables are designed for operation at 33 kV and will serve as the internal cabling for the nearly 385 MW wind farm, which is due to be built bet
Subsea in April
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. Tragic incident struck Aker Solutions after helicopter crashed with three of its employees on board on route to Bergen from the Statoil-operated Gullfaks B platfo
SeaBird Stays in Black
Oslo-listed SeaBird remained in profit at the end of the first quarter 2016, despite weak seismic demand, but still seen a major quarterly profit dive when compared to prior-year quarter. The seismic data provider for oil and gas companies posted profit of $1.8 million or $0.59 per diluted share for
Plexus bags its ninth order from Det norske
Plexus Holdings has received its ninth purchase order since 2012 from Det norske oljeselskap to supply surface wellhead and mudline equipment services for the Langfjellet standard pressure exploration well on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. According to Plexus, an oil and gas engineering services b
Plexus Secures Its Ninth Order from Det norske
Plexus has received its ninth purchase order since 2012 from Det norske oljeselskap to supply surface wellhead and mudline equipment services for the Langfjellet standard pressure exploration well on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The value of this order is estimated at approximately £0.6 million
Aker Solutions Recognized for Engineering Achievement at OTC
Aker Solutions has won an engineering achievement award at the OTC conference in Houston for its El-drive subsea electric actuators. The newly developed electric actuators are designed to operate valves in subsea production and processing systems. The Woelfel Best Mechanical Engineering Achievement
OTC 2016: DNV GL’s new RP could cut well P&A costs by up to 50 pct
DNV GL, a certification body and classification society, has issued a new Recommended Practice (RP) on risk-based abandonment of offshore wells which could, according to the organization, potentially reduce P&A costs by 30–50%. DNV GL issued a technical paper and presentation on the RP at the Offsho
Another Milestone for Liverpool2 Container Terminal
The first six cantilever rail-mounted gantry (CRMG) cranes arrived in the River Mersey on Sunday, 1 May, ready for installing and commissioning at the Liverpool2 deep-water container terminal. Produced by leading Chinese manufacturer ZPMC, which also supplied the five ship-to-shore cranes already on
Repsol Gets Nod for Varg Decommissioning
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has granted Repsol a consent for the removal of Petrojarl Varg and subsea structures on the Varg field. Varg is an oil field in the North Sea, around 220 kilometres south-west of Utsira in Rogaland county. The field was developed using the Varg A wellhead
CGG Loss Deepens
French seismic contractor, CGG, recognised widened quarterly net loss as the market slowdown made a major dent in the company’s revenues. In the first quarter 2016, CGG generated revenues of $313 million, down 45 per cent compared to Q1 2015 ($570 million) and down close to 47 per cent quarter-over-
Proserv Strikes Apache North Sea Deal
Proserv has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract from Apache Corporation for work on the UK Continental Shelf. Proserv will supply a subsea control system and associated topside and subsea interface equipment for use on the new Callater wells located south of the Beryl Alpha platform. The la
Proserv lands job on Apache’s North Sea wells
UK energy services company Proserv has scored a contract with Apache Corporation for work on the UK Continental Shelf. The company said it would supply a subsea control system and associated topside and subsea interface equipment for use on the new Callater wells located south of the Beryl Alpha pla
Saipem Claims Installation Records Off Brazil
Saipem said it recently established new milestones with the installation of two gas export free standing hybrid risers (FSHR), 20-inch and 19-inch respectively, located in the pre-salt area of Santos Basin. The operation took place at approximately 300 kilometres from the Brazilian shoreline. Report
TE SubCom Upgrades Caucasus Cable
TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity company, and Georgian telecommunications provider Caucasus Online have signed a contract to upgrade the Caucasus undersea cable system. The upgrade to the 1,200 km regional system is set to be completed in May 2016. Caucasus cable system provides connectivity between Pot